Young readers first met the Pigeon, a beleaguered bird
desperate for a shot behind the wheel of a bus, in 2003. Don''t Let
the Pigeon Drive the Bus! went on to sell millions of copies,
receive a Caldecott Honor, and spawn additional picture books,
apps, games, and even silly bands.
But did you know the Pigeon was born many years earlier in the
pages of a sketchbook?
In Don''t Pigeonhole Me! Two Decades of the Mo Willems Sketchbook,
readers are given a rare glimpse into the mind of the man the New
York Times described as "The biggest new talent to emerge thus far
in the ''00s." Since he was a teenager, Mo has been creating
characters and scribbling ideas in the pages of sketchbooks. In the
early 1990s, he started self-publishing collections of his
drawings, and The Mo Willems Sketchbook was created. What began as
a calling card for his work has morphed over the years from a form
of therapy, to an opportunity to explore and experiment, to a gift
for friends and loved ones. But these sketchbooks have always been
and continue to be the well from which Mo draws ideas and
inspiration.
Featuring a foreword by Eric Carle and an introduction by Mo,
this volume includes all twenty sketchbooks from the last two
decades. Don''t Pigeonhole Me! reveals the authorillustrator at his
most truthful, most experimental, most grown-up.
Most Mo.
Want to know where ideas come from? Look inside.
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Mo Willems www.pigeonpresents.com, a number one New
York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been publishing
children''s books since 2003. He has received three Caldecott Honors
for Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A
Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken
Identity; two Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors for We Are in a Book!
and I Broke My Trunk!; and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals for
There Is a Bird on Your Head! and Are You Ready to Play Outside?.
His first picture book, Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, was
inducted into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame in 2009.
Other favorites include The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? and Leonardo,
the Terrible Monster.
While best known for his work in publishing, Mo began his career
as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six
Emmy Awards. He also created and executive-produced the animated
series Sheep in the Big City and served as head writer for
Codename: Kids Next Door. Additionally, Mo provided the book and
lyrics for Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, which premiered at
the Kennedy Center in May 2010. And his first app, Don''t Let the
Pigeon Run This App!, was an iTunes Best of the Year in 2011.